Liu Wenxiu continued the interrogation of Yang Xi and Mark, who were locked in the cabin, on the same day.

He wanted to dig something out of their mouths.

Zhang Jingyi was thinking about it at this time...... What is the impact of this matter on Daming.

When this discussion came out, how did Wang Wenjun ensure that the court agreed?

If it is a private peace, it is obviously not possible.

By the time we approached the Yangtze River port, the sixth of the ten boilers had also failed.

Zhang Jingyi looked confused, because the speed of the boat had dropped a lot, so slowly, slowly towards the mouth of the river.

The water pattern near the mouth of the river has already been investigated by Zhang Jingyi, and this steam ironclad ship can actually directly enter the inland river.

And because it is steam-powered, you can go directly against the current without worrying about the impact of the current.

Therefore, the people on both sides of Songjiang Mansion and Nantong Prefecture saw a very strange behemoth that appeared at the mouth of the river.

At the same time, letters and newspapers had already been sent to the capital.

In the city of Beijing, Huang Liji, a cabinet scholar, was already worried.

The provinces along the Yangtze River are not as good as Liaodong, which is not only the most important financial source in the world, but also an important grain base.

The entire Ming Dynasty's money and food need them to supply.

Therefore, the consequences of any disturbance in these provinces are unimaginable.

On the other side of the household, it has already begun to call.

The autumn grain that should have been delivered in previous years could not be sent to the capital because of the lack of transportation.

And here in the capital, it relies on this grain to support hundreds of thousands of officials and soldiers inside and outside the capital.

On the side of the military headquarters, the casualties reported from various places are also increasing day by day.

Of course, these problems are not necessarily problems, because there are problems that are not terrible, and it is good to solve them.

I don't know how to solve it now.

As a result, the cabinet and the six ministries were in chaos.

They had seen such an enemy before, that is, the Japanese who had attacked and harassed the Ming Dynasty for many years, but now in this posture, the strength of the other party is ten times or even a hundred times that of the Japanese invaders.

In the face of such an enemy...... All that's left is burnout.

But at this moment, there was a recital report, which suddenly aroused Huang Liji's vigilance.

The three scholars of the cabinet, Huang Liji, Sun Chengzong, and Liu Hongxun, each circulated this report, and immediately after, the books of each ministry also arrived.

The content of this report makes people confused at first.

Because...... The pirates have descended......

Lowered ......

Yes, they are willing to accept the appeasement of the Ming Dynasty and are willing to stop fighting.

It is clear that Daming can't get an effective way to travel now, but the other party ...... Is it directly willing to sue for peace?

Obviously, this is something that no one dares to imagine.

But slowly, everyone began to figure out the taste.

Where is this to sue for peace, this is clearly to sign the alliance under the city.

Grant the merchants landing, give them some land along the coast, and ask for the right of residence for their merchants and other people, hoping that they will be allowed to govern themselves, that is, the affairs of the people, and dispose of their own affairs.

In addition, it is hoped that the tribute will be paid to the Ming Dynasty, and all countries will bring tribute to see the emperor.

And then there'...... Since the opening of the sea, many small people have gone to the sea, which has seriously affected the safety of the sea, and I implore the Ming Dynasty to continue the previous sea ban in order to prevent the small people from making trouble, and the Ming military and civilians are not allowed to go to the sea.

Each of these three is high-sounding, but if you think about it carefully, it is not so pleasant.

Isn't this the first one just that you want land? The second is to take advantage of the tribute to ask for money. And this third article is to be a waste water division of the Ming Dynasty?

Huang Liji raised his head, glanced at everyone, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Sun Chengzong's lips pulled out a sneer, and then said: "Wang Wenjun misled the country, isn't this sloppy want to emulate Qin Hui?" ”

He broke through the mystery in one word.

Everyone looked at each other.

In fact, everyone is a smart person, and naturally they are like a mirror, and they immediately know what is going on here.

But the problem is that it's one thing to know, and it's another thing to puncture it.

Huang Liji nodded, but stroked his beard and said, "Although Sun Gong's words are fierce, they may not be unreasonable. ”

At this time, Zhou Yongchang, the left waiter of the household department, who was standing in the corner, spoke.

Because the head of the household is still sick at home, this cabinet meeting can only be attended by Zuo Shilang, only to see him said with a sad face: "It's just that the grain will not be delivered, I'm just afraid that it will ...... This year's officials, Lu Mi, and the food of the soldiers in the border towns, will not be able to open the pot. ”

Before his words fell, Li Hong, the secretary of the ministry on the other side, said: "The old man heard that the pirates attacked, and many people destroyed their homes, which was miserable, and this pirate was ten times more ferocious than the original rogue. The rogue still only attacked the big households, and where the pirates passed, they burned, killed and looted, and there were no chickens and dogs left. ”

Sun Chengzong said coldly: "It is precisely because the chickens and dogs are not left that they must not be reconciled." ”

"It's just that if you want to fight, how can you defeat the enemy?" Liu Hongxun looked at the military department and asked.

The current secretary of the military department is Wang Qia, who was born with a talent, and even personally wrote the "Ten Sparse Soldiers and Politics", which won the praise of the Manchu Dynasty, and said that he was far-sighted and full of talent.

But now, Wang Qia, the new secretary of the military department who is full of talent and learning, is a little confused.

In fact, before this, the military department had done countless discussions on the pirates, and came up with an idea almost a day, but it turned out that the Daming coastline was too long, and the number of troops was limited, so it was impossible to deploy early warnings everywhere along this thousand-mile coastline.

If we defend the west, the enemy will attack the east, and if we defend the south, the enemy will attack the north, which can be described as passive everywhere. And the army moved back and forth, it was exhausted, people came by boat, in a few days, it could be hundreds of miles, and on the land march, the sergeants were all out of breath, and they could not be mobilized for dozens of days, even if they were transferred to the place, the pirates had already burned and left.

Even a strong force like the Donglin Army can only use this good steel on the blade now, and does not dare to transfer it easily, so it has to be stationed in Nanjing, Fengyang and other places, for fear that once it is transferred to other places, these important military and political towns will be lost.

So Wang Qia smiled bitterly: "Hey...... I never expected that the real trouble of the heart came from the vast ocean, and in the two hundred and fifty years of the dynasty, my mind was on preventing the enemy of the northern desert, and now it is...... Caught off guard, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice! ”

"At this moment, if you want to dominate the enemy...... The lower official said something that should not be said...... It will take at least several decades to repair the armament and establish coastal defense with various important ports. The second is shipbuilding, which has greatly increased the scale of this sailor in 30 years. The third is to continue to expand such a strong force as the Donglin Army, if I have three or five hundred thousand Donglin Army, I can be stationed everywhere in the world, once something happens, I can give thieves a head-on attack. ”

"Thirty or fifty years?" Li Hong frowned and said: "Not to mention that by that time, the building will collapse, even if you don't count this time, how much money will it cost to spend these strategies that the prince said?" The household is not a cornucopia, and it does not conjure silver. ”

Wang Qia said: "Now that it is a big change, how can you still only stare at that little silver!" ”

Li Hong immediately retorted dishappily: "If you don't belong to your family, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are." ”

It's about to fall into endless quarrels again.

Huang Liji frowned slightly, and then said: "Enough, at this time of crisis, we should unite as one, why do you need to rap here?" ”

After that, he said in a deep voice: "I still need to give Wang Wenjun a letter and ask him to give the bottom, whether this battle can still be fought, how many chances of winning are there, even if there are two or three percent, I will fight to the end!" ”

"In all dynasties and dynasties, the lessons of peace are stained with blood, how can we be such sinners? If there is really no way, then let's do it again. ”

When everyone heard this, they all had to nod their heads.

Huang Liji actually knows very well that many people still hope to be able to make peace in their hearts, some because of official duty and some because of private interests.

At this time, Sun Chengzong couldn't help but say: "Wang Wenjun, this person, you are a supervisor, but there is no order, so that the coastal defense to such a point, his responsibility is not small, now ask him, I am afraid that he will also make a stall, this is to negotiate peace, what is the use of asking him again?" ”

Sun Chengzong was obviously dissatisfied for a long time, and he did not support Wang Wenjun at the beginning, thinking that it would be safer for Zhang Jingyi to take office.

Now that the situation has eroded to this point, he Wang Wenjun has a lot to do with it, if he is not afraid of changing generals in battle, causing more trouble, and allowing pirates to take advantage of it, I am afraid that Wang Wenjun would have been ordered to return to Beijing to bear the guilt.

Sun Chengzong brought up the old story again.

But it immediately aroused the disgust of many people, you know, everyone let Wang Wenjun go, in essence, they were afraid that the ministers would control the six provinces.

This is not a joke, the use of literature to control force is fundamental, once this regulation is broken, then it will really violate the bottom line.

It's just that many people are silent, and although they are unhappy in their hearts, they are inconvenient to speak.

However, Wang Qiayi said in a straight voice: "But Zhang Dudu is also the chief military officer of Liaodong, and the two of them are both responsible for coastal defense matters, but now it seems that Wang Wenjun is in vain, is Zhang Dudu offering advice again?" Where has he been so far...... I haven't given an explanation yet! ”

"Sun Gong...... The affairs of the soldiers, the lower officials don't know much, but this coastal defense is everyone's business, not a Wang Wenjun, nor a Zhang Jingyi can control the enemy, now everyone is useless, why Wang Wenjun is guilty, Zhang Dudu is not guilty? ”

Sun Chengzong just snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more.

On the same day, a cabinet note was sent to Zhenjiang in an expedited manner.

On Zhenjiang's side, Wang Wenjun, who had been waiting for a long time, got a note and suddenly breathed a long sigh of relief.

Obviously, now there is a dispute between the DPRK and China, and there is a dispute over whether to fight or make peace, and now it is ...... Finally, it was his turn.

But at this moment, someone stumbled in and reported: "Prince, prince, it's not good, it's not good." ”